old ladies

Noun

old lady (plural old ladies)

1. (informal, literal) An elderly woman.
   • Near-synonym: LOL

   Synonyms:

   old woman, babushka, bag, bat, beldame, biddy, bluehair, bubbe, carline, carlin

   Antonyms:

   old man

2. (slang) One's mother.
   • My old lady was fond of corporal punishment.

   Synonyms:

   dam, mater, matriarch, mother, Colloquial or slang synonyms:, ma, mam, mama, mamaw, mamma

   Antonyms:

   old man

3. (US, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or female significant other.
   • His wife was asking where their savings account balance had gone, but the way he put it was that his old lady was ragging him about his pay rate.

   Synonyms:

   girlfriend, ball and chain, better half, boss, bride, dutch, 'er indoors, frow, geezer, her indoors

   Antonyms:

   old man

4. (UK, informal) The Bank of England, sometimes referred to as the “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” or simply “The Old Lady”.
5. (slang) A queen.
   • Watch out for that old lady waiting for you.